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CYCLE-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,402, dated March 8, 1898.

Application i'lled April 7, 1897. Serial No. 631,186. (No model.) Patented in England June 30, 1896, No. 14,407; in France March 20, 1897, No. 265,198, and in Germany March 20|1897,No.20,523.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that LJoHN BoULTBEE BRooKs, manufacturer, a subject ofthe Queen of Great Britain, residing at Criterion lVorks, Great Oharles street, in the city of Birmingham, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oycle-Saddles, of which the following is a specication, and for which invention I have obtained Letters Patent in Great Britain, dated J une 30,1896,No.14,ei07 in France, dated March 20, 1897, No. 265,198, and in Germany, dated March 20, 1897, Serial No. B 20,523.

This invention relates to the under or supporting framings of cycle-saddles, and has for its object to provide a non-tucking seat, or a seat which yields and becomes soft on downward pressure being applied thereto by the weight of a rider, and this is accomplished by the employment, in conjunction with the framing, of a pair or two pairs of separated stretcher arms or links, the inner endsof the said links being jointed to the base framing, bracket, or support, while their outer ends are jointedly connected at separated points one above another to fixed hanging brackets or rods or their equivalents made fast to the underside ofthe back ends of the seat through the medium of the back plate or otherwise.

The peak end of the seat may be made fast to an under plate carried by the fixed supporting bracket or base framing, between whose rear or outer ends or cross-extensions of them and the back plate pillar coiled or other springs may be interposed and thus support the rear end of the seat.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section a cycle-saddle with the under framing and its cognate parts constructed, arranged, and operating in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents an under side plan of the said saddle with portions in section. Fig. 3 represents a like sectional View as Fig. 1, but with the whole of the parts in elevation other than the seat and back plate, but with the springs compressed and the back of the seat depressed, slightly slackened, and rendered soft. The dotted lines represent the position from which the seat has descended.

Fig. 4 is a back view of the saddle with the parts in the same positions as represented in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 represents a back elevation of the saddle with the parts in the same positions as represented in Fig. 3. Fig. G represents a sectional view of the back part of the saddle. Fig. 7 represents a view of the saddle, showing the bracket or under supportingframing and coiled springs removed, leaving only the depending vertical rods and stretcher and connecting links, which are shown in section. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the back end of the saddle with the seat in section and the springs removed.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Directed from front to back of the under side of the leather seat c of the saddle is a rigid under framing b, composed of two sides b', with the fore-end parts b2 riveted or other- Wise made fast to and perfectly rigid with the peak-plate c, carried underneath the peak a of the seat c, and passing through the bracket c of the said peak-plate is an adjustable tension-screw d. The back end a2 ot' the said seat is made fast to and rigid with depending rods or hanging lever-brackets e through or by means of the back or skirting plate e', which is made fast to the back of the seat by riveting or the like, and also carries studs e2 for receiving the upper ends of the springs f, located between the said back plate and cross extensions or rests b3 of the tie-bar b5, bracing together the rear or after ends b4 of the bracket sides b. The stand side orlower ends f of the springs take around the studs be and rest upon the top sides of the cross extension or rests b3, so that the compression of the springs occurs between the under side of the seat and fixed rests b3, which latter always remain quiescent, as it is kept immovable by the lug g, attached to a seat support or pillar.

h h are two pairs of parallel and separated seat-stretcher or connecting arms or links located upon the two opposite sides b4 of the after end of the rigid frame Z) and jointedly connected thereto at their inner ends by rivets or pins fi and at their outer ends to the lower parts e3 of the depending rods or hanging Y a right angle with the depending rods, which always remain in a constant vertical plane, then the seat is kept taut. Now immediately ,a seat becomes weighted by a rider then the back end of the saddle is depressed, turning upon the leather at the peak end as a center,

Acompressing the springs f, and lowering the depending brackets e, which take with them the outer ends of the stretcher-links h h',

, which are turned at an angle upon their joint centers i into a less depressed position to that represented in Fig. 3, but more depressed than in Fig. l, whereby the eXtreme tension of the seat is slightly slacked and a comfortable softness without tucking is attained; but it is obvious that should the machine suddenly jolt the back of the seat might be lowered to its fullest extent and compress the springs and depress the links to the position shown in Fig. 3, which further slackens the seat, and hence a desirable and increased softness for neutralizing concussion incidentally occurs. j On relieving pressure the springs, assisted to a small extent by the flexibility of the seat, take the parts back to their normal positions, with the seat-leather fully stretched.

I-Iaving fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent isl. The combination with the saddle and its supporting-frame, of parallel stretcher-links disposed one above the other and pivotally connected at their forward ends to said supporting-frame, rigid brackets or rods depending from the rear of 'the saddle and pivotally attached to the rear ends of the parallel stretcherlinks,and springs arranged between the rear of the saddle and saddle-frame, substantially as described. l

2. ri"he combination with the saddle-supporting frame, of the saddle attached at its peak to a fixed support carried by the supporting-frame, parallel stretcher-links disposed one above the other and pivotally connected at their forward ends to said supporting-frame, rigid brackets or rods depending from the rear of the saddle and pivotally attached to the rear ends of the parallel stretcher-links, and springs arranged between the rear of the saddle and saddle-frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOI- IN BOULTBEE BROOKS.

Witnesses:

HUME C. PrNsENT, ARTHUR T. SADLER. 

